i was wondering on your feelings of sharing the same room or bed?does age matter? gender ?

I shared with my sister until she got married and I was 16 at the time and did not mind. I want my girls to share and hope they have as many laughs, tears and arguments as we did

I think it depends on each different child. My older sister and I couldn't share a room or we would have killed each other, but my younger sister and I shared a room for years and we did fine. You should just follow their cues.

my girls are 2 and 3 and they share a room. They are very close in age which might make a differance they are only 3 days shy of 9 months apart. It makes them feel safer. But another reason my girls have to share because we live in a 3 bedroom house and thier 7 month old brother get the other room. I think that it is great for kids to share rooms it keeps them close and builds a good bond. My sister and I are 6 years old then me and I loved sharing a room with her. I also at one point shared a room with one of my brothers he was 2 years old then me. It was when we 6 and 8. I also thinks it depends on the kids. Some kids work well together and some do not. Gender and age will depend on how your kids feel about that. But I personally think under 10 is fine between different genders. Kids sometime talk at night which helps them share feelings and ideas.

My children share a room and have for almost a year, my ds is 6 and my dd is 3. They love the company but now I put the older to bed later because they began to laugh and get really silly when the light went off.

Just a for-warning...Im not to sure where you are from but in some places they actually have laws in place for how long a brother and sister can share a room. Last I heard was that in Ontario Once one of them hits the age of 4 they are no longer allowed to share a room. Not sure if that law's still around but it would be good to look into.

yea its is, once the oldest hits 4 they cant share a room with the opposie gender, i can get fined alot of money AND have ur kids taken from you, it happened not that long ago a few months ago to a lady in my town. she had to pay like 500 and had all her kids taken from her, she still hasnt gotten them back, and by the sounds of things she isnt getting the back either.

I am all for kids having a special place that is THERE place. A place to escape to, a place where they can choose teh colour or if the lights are on or off. A place to not have to share all teh tiem kinda thing. For that reason I have my boys separate and unless they tell me they want to share someday they will always have a room of their own.

The actual laws in Ontario according to the Children's Aid Society is that opposite sexed children can be in the same room up to age 7 providing it does not become uncomfortable for the child! I called to check because at one time we did have to put our kids together temporarily!

thats weird, cuz my sis in law had them taken away cuz her two kids were in the same room, oldest was 6 youngest was 4

That law is quite possibly the most idiotic I've heard of....Way to go, Ontario Gov't for deciding that you're a better parent than the actual parents...
I'd say that was a COMPLETELY personal choice....my sister and I(male) shared a room until we were almost ten simply because there WERE no other rooms in our house available..
And yeah, we saw each other naked a few times as a result.....AHHHHH!!!...not.
It's astounding how quickly you ignore that...

Oddly enough, we both are well-adjusted normal adults.....

In fact, I think that it's far better for kids to see the other gender naked.
It eliminates this big "mystery" and need for kids to be "naughty" by playing doctor...

By allowing this acess, you eliminate it being a 'big deal' rather quickly....
I mean, come on, it's a basic biological fact that males and females are anatomically genitally and reproductively different and beyond THAT, at least until puberty, they are the same mentally, physically and pretty much every other way...
Why make that one difference such a huge social barrier?

not every situation is as harmonious as yurs was. My friend was molested by her brother at a young age and the parents never knew of it. I guess they figure it's better safe then sorry. ???

i have 5 kids and 3 bdrms. I can't afford more. I can barely afford what i have. In one room we have 3 girls ages 11, 3 and 2. the other room is the boys ages 10 and 2. No problems so far except CAS told me that once the oldest turns 4, opposite sexes couldn't share rooms due to curiosity. How's that for BS.

My two daughters share a room they are 5 years apart. Sometimes they will fight with each other. My oldest understands that she has to share the room with her sister because there are no more rooms. I did run into the problem as soon as the lights went out they would be giggling and playing. So I now put the youngest one to bed first and the oldest goes to bed a bit later.

My sister and I also shared a room practically all our lives ! or at least till I was about 14 and by then she was like 20 and had moved out ! to me it was "normal", b/c my brothers also shared a room too, I think the bond was good for us, we argued and hated each other for a while but we learned how to deal with our differences ! now, fast forward and my kids each have their own rooms but if and when we have another child it'll be sharing a room with our youngest, mainly b/c our daughter is 15 so she needs her space ! I think the last thing she wants is to share a room with a newborn !

I don't think kids should share a room at all. If space is an issue, put up a sheet or curtain, so each child gets their own space.